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How Income Inequality Helps Explain Contemporary Urban America
Timothy Noah, on Slate, is putting out an excellent series on the growing income inequality here in the United States. How has this history of income compressions and divergences helped shaped the places we live?
DailyBefore You Plan a City, Learn How to Crawl
Inside a ground-level approach to urban design.
DailyIn the Traffic of Cairo’s DIY Highway Exit, an Urbanist Movement Grows
Inspired by the battle over public space in Tahrir Square, residents of Ciaro neighborhoods away from the city center have begun staging their own interventions in the urban realm.
DailyThe Battle Over Sunday Parking Isn’t Really About Parking
For churchgoers driving in from outside of the city, it’s about something bigger.
DailyForefront Excerpt: The Unlikely Ascent of Palestine’s Green Architects
An introductory excerpt from this week’s Forefront.
DailyA 167-Year-Old Fund in Philly Is Still Helping Business Owners
When the Merchants Fund began assisting retired small-business owners who were down on their luck in mid-19th-century Philadelphia, Social Security, health insurance and pensions hadn’t been invented.
DailyRanked: Which U.S. Cities Are Happiest With Their Appearance
Poll asks whether you think your city is clean.
DailyIn Southern Cities, SCOTUS Strikedown of Voting Rights Act Provision Likely to Hit Hard
The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn a part of the Voting Rights Act will most clearly affect people of color, who often make up majorities in urban areas while remaining minorities statewide.
DailyHow This Bank Merger Will Preserve Storied Portland Bank’s Community Mission
Not all bank mergers are the same.
DailyIs It Time to Retire National Walk to Work Day?
Op-ed: Only 1 in 37 Americans walk to work, and for good reason. We should focus on making walking possible.
Informal CityA Plan for Communities Built Locally and Sustainably With ‘Sweat Equity’
At the Innovation Workshop in Manila, participants voted for a plan that would allow poor communities to take the lead in building and developing their own neighborhoods.
WebinarsTrinity Tran and Sushil Jacob on How Community Organizing Can Advance Public Bank Legislation
…and other resources necessary for passing the appropriate legislation can be an uphill battle — though it’s not impossible. The California Public Banking Alliance (CPBA), a coalition of public banking activists, worked to get AB 857, an act allowing the creation of public banks, passed in California state legislature. CPBA…
Informal City“We Don’t Plant Trees, We Grow Houses”
Reflecting on the dramatic changes in Metro Manila allowed participants in that city’s Futures Scenarios workshop to look forward toward an era of climate change, population shifts and large-scale resettlements.
Informal CityThe Virtues of Corruption
In a guest blog post, the author of the forthcoming book _If Mayors Ruled the World_ argues that urban corruption, while corrosive in the long term, can benefit those struggling in a system stacked against them.
Informal CityWhy Slum Upgrading Requires a Light Touch
In slum upgrading and development, a less-is-more approach can have vastly better outcomes than a heavy-handed one.